Headline News:
- “Battery Prices Falling Sharply, Says Report” • Battery prices are falling sharply and will continue to fall, according to a study by Bloomberg NEF. The paper showed prices declining sharply between 2010 and 2019. In 2010, battery prices were above $1,100/kWh, but they decreased to $156/kWh in 2019. This is a decline of 87%. [Down To Earth Magazine]
Batteries (Mk2010, Wikimedia Commons)
- “Greta Thunberg Arrives In Lisbon For COP25 After Sailing Across Atlantic” • Greta Thunberg arrived in Lisbon after nearly three weeks at sea, before giving a press conference at the port alongside youth activists and crew members. Around 25,000 people from 200 countries are expected to attend the COP25 climate change conference in Madrid. [CNN]
- “Industries Can Cut Power Costs By 60% Using Renewable Energy: WWF” • In addition to cutting carbon emissions, Indian Commercial and industrial consumers can cut their electricity bills in a range between 30% and 60% by replacing grid power supply with renewable energy, according to a report from World Wildlife Fund-India. [ETEnergyworld.com]
- “Council Goal Of 100% Renewable Energy May Be Attainable” • The goal is to transition the operations of the City of Greensboro to 100% renewable energy by 2040, but according to a resolution passed by the City Council on Tuesday, Dec 3, the city could make a huge step toward reaching that goal before the end of the year. [The Rhino TImes]
- “New Energy Secretary: Trump Has Directed Agency To Find ‘ Different Ways To Utilize Coal'” • Acting Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said he has received a directive from President Trump to boost the struggling coal industry. “What the president has directed us to do is to look for different ways to utilize coal,” Brouillette said in an interview. [The Hill]
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December 4 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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